Video

Fern Lake Fire

Rocky Mountain National Park

Description

The Fern Lake Fire started on October 9, 2012 and was one of the largest fires park lands have seen in the last 100 years. This unprecedented winter fire, burned 3,500 acres of the park. Learn about the timeline of this event and see how crews were able to stop this human-caused wildland fire from exceeding park borders.

Duration

3 minutes, 45 seconds

Credit

C. Hernandez

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